Planning Support Executive

British Airways; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Training and development

Job summary

British Airways is seeking a Planning Support Executive to join the Scheduled Maintenance Planning Team. You will coordinate maintenance inputs for Longhaul and Shorthaul fleets, prepare data, and lead readiness activities to ensure aircraft are ready to work inputs and returned safely on time.

You will prioritise work to meet operational requirements, lead projects, and manage reporting duties while using SAP for planning. A collaborative, data-driven mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse and interpret data to inform decisions.
• Strong influencing and communication skills with stakeholders.
• Ability to work to deadlines and standards.
• Experience in project management and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Good leadership and teamwork capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate activities to ensure departmental objectives are met.
• Manage stakeholder meetings and ensure timely delivery of milestones.
• Analyse operational data and present insights to drive performance.
• Coordinate workpacks, planning inputs and readiness for production areas.
• Ensure compliance with company, legal and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Data analysis

Influence & communication

Deadline-oriented

Project management

Leadership

Tools

SAP

Job description

As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

This originality has been in our blood since day one. It’s the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make.

We know great things can happen when you’re inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit.

The role: Planning Support Executive

An excellent opportunity for a proactive self starter with strong planning, project management and organisational skills to join our Scheduled Maintenance Planning Team. We are looking for a friendly team player to join the team of Support Executives. You will be responsible for supporting the Scheduled Maintenance Planning Teams to plan & coordinate maintenance inputs. These inputs will be for our Longhaul and Shorthaul fleets contracted to internal as well as external maintenance providers at LHR, LGW, in the UK and overseas. You will be preparing data, coordinating and leading the readiness activities to ensure comprehensive workpack information is prepared and handed over to the Production areas. This will be done according to the team’s milestones and targets with the aim of making sure the Production areas are ‘ready to go’ to work the input and deliver our aircraft back safe and on time.

You’ll be prioritising work to meet operational requirements while working on your own initiative. As a Planning Support Executive your role is to lead and coordinate activities and stakeholder management meetings ensuring that the business objectives and milestones are achieved. Additionally, you will be creating aircraft modification embodiment schedules, coordinating continuous improvement initiatives and owning various other reporting activities. You will work to engineering procedures and use the SAP compliance and planning system.

To succeed in the role you will be resilient and have excellent collaborative, influencing and communication skills, supported by the ability to confidently manage and analyse data. If this is you and you believe you can make a difference, then give this a go. We would like to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

• There is an expectation that you will undertake adhoc work on an exceptional basis or provide relevant cover for other team tasks
• Leads a team and/or well-defined project to ensure delivery of departmental objectives, as defined by head of department or line manager as part of objectives.
• Analysis of data relevant to operational and business performance and the reporting, presentation and communication of this information.
• Administration of various forms of information and data, including its collation, analysis and interpretation.
• Prioritisation, planning, organisation and delivery of complex tasks and scenarios, working within and across the department or team as required.
• Uses influence to set direction of a project or task.
• Considers departmental objectives in decision making, appreciating how decisions and actions taken impact own and other departments.
• Ensures high-quality communication takes place within the team and with all stakeholders, suppliers and customers. Responsible for guaranteeing that this takes place in a timely and accurate manner.
• Expected to work collaboratively within the department and throughout the airline as a whole, its partners and suppliers.
• Ensures compliance for self and team with all appropriate company, legal and regulatory requirements and any other regulations, as directed by line manager or the business.
• Creates a workplace culture which enables excellent teamwork and promotes high performance, in line with the company Commitments and Hallmarks.

What You’ll Bring To British Airways

• Analysis and interpretation of data
• Influencing and communicating with customers and suppliers
• Working to deadlines and standards
• Delivering to customer and business requirements
• Project management
• Good leadership skills
• Highly self-motivated
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Prioritisation, planning and organisation
• Customer Focused
• Problem solving and acting on own initiative
• Innovative, flexible and adaptable
• Information gathering and decision making

Why British Airways?

Join a world-class airline with a proud heritage and an exciting future. At BA Engineering, you’ll work with the best in the business, in a role where your contribution directly enhances the safety and reliability of our global fleet.

We offer a competitive salary, generous travel benefits, excellent training, and development opportunities to grow your career.

Inclusion & Diversity

We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our journey to become a Better BA.